Instrument for relief of bloat.



PATENTED DEC. 5, 1905. T. H. MILLER.

INSTRUMENT FOR RELIEF OF BLOAT.

APPLICATION. IILED D E 0. 29,1904;

31 wanton T/ZMzZZez ITNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. THOMAS HENRY MILLER,OF KEEDYSVILLE, MARYLAND. INS 'I 'RUM ENT FOR RELIEF OF BLOAT-Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Application filed December 29, 1904. Serial No. 238,844.

.Z'oall whom it may concern.-

Myinvention relates to surgical instruments,

and more particularly to that variety of instrument for the use of'veterinarians and others and which for convenience I will designate abloat -relieving needle; invention consists of certain novel features ofconstruction and combination of parts, the

,preferred form whereof will be hereinafter clearly set forth, andpointed out in the claim.

The prime object of myinvention, among others, is to provide aninstrument of the character specified which will be found reliablyefiicient for relieving animals of bloat and also for withdrawing airand pus from all manner of wounds, as in sweeny and kindred ailments. itbeing understood that my instru: ment will be found desirable for use ina great variety of cases.

A further object of my invention is to pro.- vide an instrument of verysimple character the parts of which may be expeditiously and cheaplymanufactured and each readily as sembled in its respective operativeplace.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are details ofmy invention considered a part which- Figure l-shows a instrumentcomplete shows a side elevation a longitudinal central of thisapplication, and in perspective view of my ready for use. Fig. 2thereof. Fig. 3 shows sectional view. Fig. 4

shows a perspective detail view of the two parts of my invention shownin Fig. 1 as separated from each other. Fig. 5 shows a varied form ofconstruction which may be adopted, while Fig. 6 shows a sectional viewof Fig. 5 on dotted line 6 6 thereof.

For convenience ofdescription the various and cooperating accessorieswill be designated by numerals, the same numeral applying to a similarpart throughout the several views, and, referring to the numerals on thedrawings, 1 designates my instrument,

and my which is tubular throughout its length and is preferably providedupon one end with the handle-like terminal 2, also having an aper, turecommunicating with the bore 3 of said tubular member 1. In the other endof the tubular member I have arranged a tip 4, one portion of whichcontacts and is flush with the member 1, and this tip, as shown in Figs.1, 2, and 3, isgradually tapered and merges at 'its end into a cuttingedge which e xtends the full width of the member 1.

It will be observed by reference to Fig. 4

that the cutting point or .member 4 is so fashioned as to be providedwith a dowel or anchoring terminal 5, designed to fit tightly in thebore 3 of the body portion 1, and it is obvious thatthe saidanchoring-terminal may be secured within the end of the tubular memberin any desired manner, as by soldering or brazing, or said terminal maybe threaded and designed to fit-a threaded seat in the end of saidmember, and I therefore reserve the right to form these parts in any wayI may find most desirable in practice. It will also be observed byreference to the drawings that I have provided an aperture 6 in the endof the tubular member 1 near its point of uneture with the cutting pointor blade .4, the

said opening being for the purpose of "permitting the escape through thetubular body of gases, air, pus, and the like within the part opened bythe cutting blade or member 4, and since the outer end of the tubularmember communicates with'the open air the free escape of air, gas, andthe like within the part entered by the cutting-blade is instantaneousand complete.

In Figs. 5 and 6 modified form of construction which may be adopted ifdeemed desirable and wherein it will be observed that near the pointed]l1l1C-. ture of the tubular member 1 with the cutting blade or point 4I have provided the plurality of rib-like members 7, which may bereadily formed out of metal of the tubular member, as by striking upsaid ribs, as w1ll be but a simple act in the manufacture, and

I provide a slotted opening (designated by the numeral 8) between eachof the ribs 7 said slotted openings being for the same purpose subservedby the apertures 6-viz., for the I have shown a slightlyescape of air,gas, &c., from the part into which the cutting-blade has entered,

Obviously one or more apertnres fimay be provided, and any desiredpumberof' 'slotted openings 8 may also be forinedfand I reserve the right toprovide such number of openings as in practice I may find most desirableand efiicient.

My instrument or bloat-relieving tool has been found to be thoroughlyeflicient in the immediate relief of bloated animals and hasdemonstrated its efliciency by actual practice in numerous instances.

The handle-like member 2 not only serves the purpose of a convenientform of holder orhandle, but also prevents the entire entrance of thetubular memberinto the wound opened by the cutting-blade 4. Obviouslythe form of handle may bevariedas, for instanceQ-a simple cross-head maybe formed upon the end of the tubular member-the oflice of said handlebeingfor the double purpose of serving as a handle and also preventingthe instrument from being forced wholly within the wound.

Having thus fully described the construction of my invention, theoperation thereoi is thought to be clearly obvious, though it may bestated that in case of a bloated animal or in any instance where it isdesired to relieve an excessive accumulation of wind or gas the point atis forced into the part sufficiently after the instrument to bring theopening 6 or 8, as the case may be, into the part occupied by the air orgaseous substance, when the animal will'be instantly relieved in themanner above mentioned, and has been left in the wound fifteen minutes(more or less) it may be withdrawn for future use, when it will be foundthat the wound or opening made will be so small and insignificant incharacter as to readily close and cause no inconvenience or danger.

While I have described the preferred combination and construction ofparts deemed necessary in materializing my invention, Wish to comprehendin this application all such substantial equivalents and substitutes asmay be considered as falling within the scope and purview of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

As a new article of manufacture, an instrument comprising a tubular,body having a head at one end and a laterally-extending opening near itsother end, and at1p inserted within,

and extending from, the end of thebody near the opening, said tip havinga cylindrical end flush with the body and merging at one end into acutting edge extending throughout the diameter of the body.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS HENRY MILLER.

Witnesses:

W. T. Frr'z GERALD,

S. W. Frrz GERALD.

